Ethiopia

country wey dey de Horn of Africa

Ethiopia, alias Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, be landlocked country. Edey Africa ein horn insyd. Ein den Eritrea dey share border for north, den plus Djibouti for northeast, Somalia for de east den northeast, Kenya for de south, South Sudan for de west, den Sudan for de northwest. Ethiopia dey cover land area of 1,112,000 square kilometres (472,000 sq. miles).[1] As of 2023, ebe home to around 128 million inhabitants, wey dey make am de 13th-most populous country for de world insyd, de 2nd-most populous insyd Africa after Nigeria, den de most populated landlocked country for Earth top.[2][3] De national capital den largest city, Addis Ababa, dey lie several kilometres west of de East African Rift wey dey split de country into de African den Somali tectonic plates.[4]

Ethiopia
sovereign state, country, landlocked country
Part ofEast Africa Edit
Year dem found am21 August 1995 Edit
Official namela République démocratique fédérale d’Éthiopie Edit
Native labelየኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ, Federaalawaa Dimokraatawaa Repabliikii Itoophiyaa, ናይኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ Edit
Short name🇪🇹 Edit
IPA transcriptionɛtɪˈuːpɪɑ Edit
Official languageAmharic Edit
AnthemMarch Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia Edit
Cultureculture of Ethiopia Edit
Motto textLand of origins, Gwlad y tarddu Edit
ContinentAfrica Edit
CountryEthiopia Edit
CapitalAddis Ababa Edit
Located in time zoneUTC+03:00, East Africa Time, Africa/Asmara Edit
Located in/on physical featureEast Africa Edit
Coordinate location9°0′0″N 40°0′0″E Edit
Coordinates of easternmost point8°0′4″N 48°0′3″E Edit
Coordinates of northernmost point14°52′48″N 37°54′0″E Edit
Coordinates of southernmost point3°24′14″N 39°33′9″E Edit
Coordinates of westernmost point7°56′41″N 32°59′53″E Edit
Highest pointRas Dashen Edit
Lowest pointDanakil Depression Edit
Government ein basic formfederal republic Edit
Office held by head of statePresident of Ethiopia Edit
State ein headTaye Atske Selassie Edit
Office head of government holdPrime Minister of Ethiopia Edit
Government ein headAbiy Ahmed Ali Edit
Executive bodyGovernment of Ethiopia Edit
Legislative bodyFederal Parliamentary Assembly Edit
Central bankNational Bank of Ethiopia Edit
Currencybir Edit
Driving sideright Edit
HashtagEthiopia Edit
Top-level Internet domain.et Edit
FlagFlag of Ethiopia Edit
Coat of armsEmblem of Ethiopia Edit
Geography of topicgeography of Ethiopia Edit
Get characteristicnot-free country Edit
History of topichistory of Ethiopia Edit
Patron saintSaint George Edit
Economy of topiceconomy of Ethiopia Edit
Demographics of topicdemographics of Ethiopia Edit
Mobile country code636 Edit
Country calling code+251 Edit
Trunk prefix0 Edit
Emergency phone number911, 907, 939, 991 Edit
Licence plate codeETH Edit
Maritime identification digits624 Edit
Category for maps or plansCategory:Maps of Ethiopia Edit
Map

Ethiopia be multi-ethnic state plus ova 80 different ethnic groups. Christianity be de most widely faith dem profess insyd de country, plus significant minorities of de adherents of Islam den small percentage to traditional faiths. Dis sovereign state be founding member of de UN, de Group of 24, de Non-Aligned Movement, de Group of 77, den de Organisation of African Unity. Addis Ababa be de headquarters of de African Union, de Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry, de United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, de African Standby Force den chaw of de global non-governmental organizations wey dey focus for Africa top. Ethiopia cam turn full member of BRICS insyd 2024.[5]

Government den politics

Administrative divisions

Ethiopia be administratively divided go four levels: regions, zones, woredas (districts) den kebele (wards). De country dey comprise 12 regions den two city administrations under dese regions, plenty of zones, woredas den neighbourhood administration: kebeles. De two federal-level city administrations be Addis Ababa den Dire Dawa.

 
Map of regions den zones of Ethiopia

Demographics

Ethnic groups insyd Ethiopia
Ethnic group Population
Oromo 25.4 (34.4%)
Amhara 19.9 (27.0%)
Somali 4.59 (6.2%)
Tigrayans 4.49 (6.1%)
Sidama 2.95 (4.0%)
Gurage 1.86 (2.5%)
Welayta 1.68 (2.3%)
Afar 1.28 (1.7%)
Hadiya 1.27 (1.7%)
Gamo 1.10 (1.5%)
Others 9.30 (12.6%)
Population insyd millions according to 2007 Census[6]

Urbanization

Largest cities anaa towns insyd Ethiopia

CSA (Urban population projection values of 2016)[7]

Rank Name Region Pop. Rank Name Region Pop.
1 Addis Ababa Addis Ababa 3,352,000 11 Shashamane Oromia 154,587
2 Gondar Amhara 341,991 12 Bishoftu Oromia 153,847
3 Mek'ele Tigray 340,858 13 Sodo SNNPR 253,322
4 Adama Oromia 338,940 14 Arba Minch SNNPR 151,013
5 Hawassa SNNPR 318,618 15 Hosaena SNNPR 141,352
6 Bahir Dar Amhara 297,794 16 Harar Harari 133,000
7 Dire Dawa Dire Dawa 285,000 17 Dila SNNPR 119,276
8 Dessie Amhara 198,428 18 Nekemte Oromia 115,741
9 Jimma Oromia 186,148 19 Debre Birhan Amhara 107,827
10 Jijiga Somali 164,321 20 Asella Oromia 103,522

References

  1. Ethiopia EO (30 July 2023). "About Ethiopia". Embassy Of Ethiopia Washington.
  2. "Population Projections for Ethiopia 2007–2037". www.csa.gov.et. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  3. "Ethiopia". The World Factbook (2024 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 24 September 2022. (Archived 2022 edition.)
  4. "Ethiopia". The World Factbook. CIA. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  5. "Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Ethiopia formally join BRICS". Daily News Egypt. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  6. "Country Level". 2007 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia. CSA. 13 July 2010. Archived from the original on 8 February 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  7. "Population Projection of Ethiopia for All Regions At Wereda Level from 2014 – 2017". Government of Ethiopia. Retrieved 20 April 2016.

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